Effect of intracorporeal urinary diversion on the incidence of benign ureteroenteric stricture after cystectomy.

Objectives: To compare ureteroenteric stricture rates after radical cystectomy in patients who undergo an intracorporeal urinary diversion versus other surgical approaches.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed health records of all patients who underwent cystectomy with urinary diversion at Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix, AZ, USA) from 1 January 2007 through 1 January 2018. Ureteroenteric stricture was identified by surveillance imaging.

Use of treatment pathway improves neoadjuvant chemotherapy use in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Purpose: To assess the trends of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) use since its introduction in our practice pathway in patients with cT2 + bladder cancer over a 20-year period.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of patients with cT2 + bladder cancer who underwent RC between 01/01/1998 and 01/01/2018 that aimed to evaluate the trends of NAC use and associated after implementation of a multidisciplinary treatment pathway. Cohorts were stratified into eras: pre-NAC (1998-2007) to NAC eras (2008-2018).

Comparison of Open and Robot Assisted Radical Nephrectomy With Level I and II Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombus: The Mayo Clinic Experience.

Objective: To compare the perioperative and oncologic outcomes associated with open radical nephrectomy with tumor thrombus (O-RNTT) vs robot assisted radical nephrectomy with tumor thrombus (RA-RNTT). Renal cell carcinoma with venous tumor thrombus has traditionally been managed through an open surgical approach. The robot assisted approach may offers improved perioperative outcomes compared to open, but there are few studies comparing these 2.

Robot Assisted Surgery of the Vena Cava: Perioperative Outcomes, Technique, and Lessons Learned at The Mayo Clinic.

This study aims to describe robot assisted surgery of the inferior vena cava (IVC) by assessing techniques utilized, perioperative outcomes, complications, and long-term patency of the IVC. A retrospective review was performed on all robotic surgeries involving dissection and repair of the IVC at our institution. Patient characteristics, operative reports, and follow-up visits were analyzed.

Robot Assisted Radical Cystectomy vs Open Radical Cystectomy: Over 10 years of the Mayo Clinic Experience.

Objectives: There is scant information about intermediate / long-term comparative outcomes between robot assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) and open radical cystectomy (ORC). The purpose of this study is to present survival and oncological outcomes between bladder cancer patients who undergo RARC vs. ORC with an overall median follow-up of over 5 years.

Role of robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis: case series and review of the literature.

Introduction: The management of malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis (MMTVT) is not clearly defined. Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection has been reported as a potential management option. Herein we present our experience with robot-assisted retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RARPLND) in our series of patients with MMTVT.

Intracorporeal orthotopic neobladder formation: Why not to do it?

There has been growing  interest in intracorporeal techniques to urinary diversion during cystectomy in the modern area. There is little high-quality evidence that this technique is superior to  extracorporeal diversion in patients who are obtaining  an orthotopic intracorporeal neobladder urinary diversion. This study describes the proposed advantages and  disadvantages of intracorporeal orthotopic neobladder urinary diversion and expert opinion on preference.